Pulmonary nocardiosis in a patient receiving immunosuppressive agent

A 20-year-old woman receiving corticosteroid treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus developed pulmonary nocardiosis with hydropneumothorax. The organism identified as Nocardia asteroides resisted sulfonamide and cotrimoxazole but was sensitive to chloramphenicol and streptomycin in vitro. She se...

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Main Authors: P. Aswapokee, N. Aswapokee, P. Chirawong, A. Leelarasamee
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spelling th-mahidol.102872018-03-22T16:29:42Z Pulmonary nocardiosis in a patient receiving immunosuppressive agent P. Aswapokee N. Aswapokee P. Chirawong A. Leelarasamee Mahidol University Medicine A 20-year-old woman receiving corticosteroid treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus developed pulmonary nocardiosis with hydropneumothorax. The organism identified as Nocardia asteroides resisted sulfonamide and cotrimoxazole but was sensitive to chloramphenicol and streptomycin in vitro. She seemed to respond to chloramphenicol but subsequently had peritonitis and succumbed later. 2018-03-22T09:29:42Z 2018-03-22T09:29:42Z 1977-12-01 Article Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. Vol.8, No.3 (1977), 317-321 00383619 2-s2.0-0017592615 https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/10287 Mahidol University SCOPUS https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=0017592615&origin=inward
institution Mahidol University
building Mahidol University Library
continent Asia
country Thailand
Thailand
content_provider Mahidol University Library
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topic Medicine
spellingShingle Medicine
P. Aswapokee
N. Aswapokee
P. Chirawong
A. Leelarasamee
Pulmonary nocardiosis in a patient receiving immunosuppressive agent
description A 20-year-old woman receiving corticosteroid treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus developed pulmonary nocardiosis with hydropneumothorax. The organism identified as Nocardia asteroides resisted sulfonamide and cotrimoxazole but was sensitive to chloramphenicol and streptomycin in vitro. She seemed to respond to chloramphenicol but subsequently had peritonitis and succumbed later.
author2 Mahidol University
author_facet Mahidol University
P. Aswapokee
N. Aswapokee
P. Chirawong
A. Leelarasamee
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author P. Aswapokee
N. Aswapokee
P. Chirawong
A. Leelarasamee
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title Pulmonary nocardiosis in a patient receiving immunosuppressive agent
title_short Pulmonary nocardiosis in a patient receiving immunosuppressive agent
title_full Pulmonary nocardiosis in a patient receiving immunosuppressive agent
title_fullStr Pulmonary nocardiosis in a patient receiving immunosuppressive agent
title_full_unstemmed Pulmonary nocardiosis in a patient receiving immunosuppressive agent
title_sort pulmonary nocardiosis in a patient receiving immunosuppressive agent
publishDate 2018
url https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/10287
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